Books

To search for more books about tests in UMD Libraries' catalog, use the phrase "tests and measurements". Use the "ability testing" with another term, such as comprehension, to find books about how to test for a particular skill or ability.

Google

Google and Google Books

Some tests are freely available on the Internet so it's worth a try to look for the test online. Google has a few pointers on how to run an advanced search. You can use those same pointers for a Google Books search. Google Books does a keyword search of all the books that Google has digitized. This collection includes many full text journals as well.

Finding Tests in Journal articles

The IN Instrumentation field includes names of instruments used in research studies. To search for instruments, enter the most unique word or phrase in the instrument name. Enter topic word in the search box (e.g. coping, anxiety, depression). Visual instructions

Use for finding articles in journals or book chapters that use test measures. Easiest to begin searching using a keyword search and add the word "appended". Video tutorial (You Tube), Visual instructions

Helpful MESH headings for the concept of tests and measures include: questionnaires, psychological tests, psychometrics outcome, and process assessment. Database may be searched using keywords from the title of a particular instrument.

Helpful MESH headings for the concept of tests and measures include: questionnaires, psychological tests, psychometrics outcome, and process assessment. Database may be searched using keywords from the title of a particular instrument.

Health Sciences Instruments

Health Sciences Instruments

Assessment Center- A free, online data collection tool that also includes a library of instruments. From Northwestern University’s Department of Medical Social Sciences.

Health Services and Sciences Research Resources (HSRR) - From the National Library of Medicine. A free searchable catalog of research data sets, instruments, & software relevant to health services research, behavioral & social sciences, & public health. Records may include a links to a PubMed search.

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, & how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, & breadth of health insurance held by & available to U.S. workers.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection Database - An extensive library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900's to the present. Tests are from a variety of U.S. publishers and individual test authors, plus some from Canada, Great Britain and Australia.